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VICKERY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5460 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, 10 April 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Rose Gardens, Garden K3, Position 185.Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Harden WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5460, 54th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 29 April 1918 | |
| 7 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5460, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Carrington Hotel, Harden, NSW.
Son of George Vickery and Mary Ann Vickery of March Hill, Humerton, London, England. Brother of Frederick Charles Vickery who was discharged in England on 9 July 1919 having served with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 October 1919 aboard HT Pakeha disembarking on 24 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal